Hazel Hurst Farm

04/04/2026

When the lawn mower is broken but you have a few sheep to eat it down 🤣🤣

27/03/2026

🐖🐖 We have some pork available next week if anyone is interested, £80 for 1/4 or can do a joint or chops if available. If you are interested, drop us a message! 🐖🐖

14/03/2026

🐑🐑 Quick update on the lambing pens 🐑🐑 the ups and downs of lambing time! It's not all smooth sailing!

14/03/2026

Happy lambs on a sunny Saturday afternoon! Makes everything better when the sun shines!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone!!

What a year 2025 has been, many ups and downs or farming life with many new arrivals, including our own arrival, Harry James!!

Here is to 2026, with more arrivals, excitement and hopefully some pennies to help us through!!

Thank you to all of you for your continued support, it means the world to us!!

Let's made 2026 the best yet!! 🐶🐎🐮🐷🐑🐐🐔🦆🌱

10/12/2025

🥰🐷🥰 We love our Berkshires!!! 🥰🐷🥰

🌱🐖 Shining a spotlight on one of the UK’s most iconic pig breeds: the Berkshire. A breed with deep roots, remarkable adaptability, and a role to play in sustainable, welfare-focused farming.

Originating in England in the 18th century, the Berkshire pig was prized for its marbled meat and friendly, docile nature. Over the centuries, it has been carefully bred for both quality and temperament, making it a favourite among smallholders and commercial farmers alike.

Berkshires are incredibly versatile. They thrive in outdoor systems, which allow them to forage, root, and express natural behaviours. Their adaptability makes them suitable for:

🧬 Smallholder farms, where their gentle nature allows for close interaction.

🥓 Commercial farms, providing high-quality pork with excellent flavour.

🌿 Conservation grazing projects, helping manage vegetation while contributing to breed preservation.

Breed conservation isn’t just about genetics - it’s about ensuring animals can live enriched, healthy lives. Supporting native breeds like the Berkshire helps maintain genetic diversity, promotes sustainable farming practices, and highlights the connection between animal welfare and ethical farming.

Fun Facts:

⚫⚪ Berkshires are often black with white points on the feet, face, and tail.
🤓 They are known for being highly intelligent and easy to train.
🍎 Their ability to thrive outdoors reduces reliance on intensive indoor systems.

🐷 We’d love to hear from our community…
• Have you ever kept Berkshire pigs?
• What do you think is the most important aspect of ethical pig farming?
• How do you see native pig breeds playing a role in sustainable farming in the future?

📷 Berkshire Piglet - Swanbridge Porkers - Jane Bissett of The Kennixton Flock

17/11/2025

Sorry these have now sold, there will be some more in a few weeks though!

17/11/2025

🐑🥩 We have 3 halves of lamb available, will be ready on Thursday if anyone is interested. £80 for half 🐑🥩 PM us if you are interested!

04/11/2025

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03/11/2025

Had a busy couple of months getting into the full swing of parenthood, but things haven't stopped on the farm..

🐑❤️🐑 It's tupping time, so all the boys are currently in with the ladies hopefully making lots of lambs! There are plenty of red bums so far, will post a video of the tupping progress!

🛻 We have welcomed a new truck to the fleet after the Ranger has given James too many headaches, so we have joined the crew and we love it!!

🥩 More pigs and lambs have been butchered, making some customers very happy, including Angela and Paul, who took a whole lamb and 1/4 of pork to butcher themselves!! If anyone has any pictures to share of their meaty goodness (not RUDE!!🤣) please share them in the comments!!

🐷🐮🐑We have also welcomed lots of new animals including 10 piglets by Rosemary, 4 new calves, Sheila, Patsy, Hilda and Diedre and Barry the Blue Texel tup!

🐐 Goliath the Boer buck has also gone on his holidays to see some ladies in Hathersage along with Figgy who has gone to her new home there.

🇫🇷 We have also had a visit from France, with Jess' dad, stepmum, sister and friend coming to stay. The animals and Harry also got a special photoshoot by Manon Milner, we will be sharing some piccies very soon!

🎃 Finally, we have had little visitors bringing their pumpkins from halloween for the piggies, it is definitely the pigs favourite time of the year!

Will be posting some videos very soon of our progress so far this year, so watch this space ❤️❤️

03/11/2025

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Imagine going to work today on £150 a day. Tomorrow you turn up, same hours, same workload, same mortgage, same bills… but your boss has just decided you’re now only getting £125, how would you feel!?

That is EXACTLY what happened to dairy farmers overnight…

40ppl yesterday - 34ppl today! 😮

Something needs to change, this CANNOT continue! 🤯